Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
Commons · Question 115904 · Tabled 25 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 20th February 2026 to Question 109501, for what reason some NHS overseas cost recovery claims take up to four years to settle.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 13 Mar 2026
Deadlines for settling claims between the United Kingdom and member states are set out in the implementing provisions of the UK’s agreements with the European Union, the European Economic Area, and with European Free Trade Association states, namely Norwa...